共和党众议员汤姆·里德周日向一名上周指控他行为不端并表示，一旦任期结束，他将不会寻求当选任何职位。
妮珂莱特·戴维斯(Nicolette Davis)目前是一名陆军军官，但在2017年发生所谓的事件时，她是一名游说者。她指控里德在那年的一次网络旅行中，未经同意就揉她的背，解开她的胸罩。这些指控是由华盛顿邮报星期五。
里德最初告诉该出版物，“对我行为的描述是不准确的”，但在另一份声明中，发表了推特周日，他道歉了。
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文件——在2020年12月21日星期一，纽约美国众议员汤姆·里德向媒体发表了文件照片
“首先，我向妮珂莱特·戴维斯道歉。尽管我现在只听到戴维斯女士在文章中提到的这件事，但我听到了她的声音，不会解雇她。反思一下，我对这件事的个人描述是不相关的，”他写道。
“简单来说，我的行为引起了她的痛苦，显示了她的不尊重，不专业。我错了，我很抱歉，我承担全部责任，”他补充道。
他还向他的妻子、孩子、家人、同事、支持者和受他行为影响的“第23区的人们”道歉。
他说，这一事件发生在他与酒精中毒作斗争的时候，他已经从毒瘾中恢复了四年。
里德今年二月说他正在考虑竞选纽约总督反对安德鲁·科莫——周日还宣布，2022年他将不再竞选任何民选职务，并将于2023年1月2日完全退出公职。
Rep. Tom Reed apologizes after sexual misconduct claims, says he won't run for any office in 2022
Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., on Sunday apologized to the woman whoaccused him of sexual misconduct last weekand said that he will not seek to get elected for any office once his term ends.
Nicolette Davis, who is currently an Army officer but was working as a lobbyist at the time of the alleged incident in 2017, accused Reed of rubbing her back and unhooking her bra without consent during a networking trip that year. The allegations were published by theWashington PostFriday.
Reed initially told the publication,"This account of my actions is not accurate," but in another statement, publishedTwitterSunday, he apologized.
"First, I apologize to Nicolette Davis. Even though I am only hearing of this matter as stated by Ms. Davis in the article now, I hear her voice and will not dismiss her. In reflection, my personal depiction of this event is irrelevant," he wrote.
"Simply put, my behavior caused her pain, showed her disrespect and was unprofessional. I was wrong, I am sorry, and I take full responsibility," he added.
He also apologized to his wife, kids, family members, colleagues, supporters and "the people of the 23rd District" who were affected by his actions.
He said the incident occurred when he was struggling with alcoholism, and he has been recovering from his addiction for four years.
Reed -- who said this February that he was considering running forNew Yorkgovernor againstAndrew Cuomo-- also announced Sunday that he will not run for any elected office in 2022 and will be retiring from public service entirely on Jan. 2, 2023.
